Ismael Flores, 23, is accused of stealing items between October 2022 until March of this year.
Court documents allege he stole pants, bras and underwear by stuffing them into a trash bag and leaving. In other cases, he would load up a shopping cart with items and walk out.These crimes happened at Victoria's Secret locations at Arizona Mills and Tempe Marketplace at least 17 times. Flores reportedly stole from multiple Target locations in south Phoenix as well.
Police say he was caught carrying pills suspected to be fentanyl during his arrest. He now faces shoplifting, theft and drug charges.